Postcode · Renfrewshire

PA8 6ES area guide

Who lives in PA8 6ES, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Erskine West
Council: Renfrewshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 983 (2024)

PA8 6ESRenfrewshire

At a glance

What PA8 6ES is like

PA8 6ES is a postcode in the Erskine West area of Renfrewshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 983 people. 68.7% of households own their home, 8.7% rent privately and 19.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 58.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA8 6ES compares

Headline figures for PA8 6ES, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

53per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Renfrewshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA8 6ES differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 8.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

PA8 6ES FAQs

Is PA8 6ES a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA8 6ES safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Renfrewshire recorded 53 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA8 6ES?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.7% of residents. 68.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (58.6%).

Which council covers PA8 6ES?

The local authority for PA8 6ES is Renfrewshire.

PA8 6ES comes under Renfrewshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA8 6ES?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dalmuir Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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